FUNKO POP! MOVIES: Dune Classic - Paul Atredes

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Fries, Laura (March 11, 2003). "Review: Children of Dune". Variety. Archived from the original on August 21, 2015 . Retrieved August 21, 2015. A primary theme of Dune and its sequels is Frank Herbert's warning about society's tendencies to "give over every decision-making capacity" to a charismatic leader. [2] He said in 1979, "The bottom line of the Dune trilogy is: beware of heroes. Much better [to] rely on your own judgment, and your own mistakes." [3] Paul rises to leadership through military strategy and political maneuvering, but his superhuman powers and ability to fit himself into pre-existing religious infrastructure allow him to force himself upon mankind as their messiah. As "Muad'Dib", Paul becomes the central figure of a new religion, and reluctantly unleashes a bloody jihad in his name across the universe. Paul struggles with the idea of potentially seizing divine control over his newly minted empire, but by following the path of his destiny, he escapes from the burden of it. He lets an assassination plot against him play out, blinding him, and follows the Fremen tradition of the blind going out into the desert to die. The burden of the empire is then placed upon Paul's sister Alia, and his children Leto II and Ghanima. Paul later reappears as the Preacher, seeking to end the religion founded around him, but is assassinated. Asher-Perrin, Emmet (May 9, 2017). "Syfy's Dune Miniseries is the Most Okay Adaptation of the Book to Date". Tor.com . Retrieved February 20, 2019. Maslin, Janet (December 14, 1984). "Movie Review: Dune (1984)". The New York Times . Retrieved March 15, 2010. Kit, Borys (May 12, 2022). "Christopher Walken Joins Timothee Chalamet, Zendaya in Dune: Part Two". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved May 12, 2022.

There is also a 2021 film of the same name, starring Timothée Chalamet as Paul Atreides. The vinyl selection for the reboot is larger, including Atreides with a base and masked chase, as well as figures for Chani (Zendayay), Duncan Idaho (Jason Momoa), Baron Vladimir Harkonnen (Stellan Skarsgard), Lady Jessica (Rebecca Ferguson), and Duke Leto Atreides (Oscar Isaac).Murphy, Tyler (October 20, 2019). "Funko Adds Dune to its Pop! Line-up". Comic Book Resources . Retrieved October 30, 2019. Muad'Dib is wise in the ways of the desert. Muad'Dib creates his own water. Muad'Dib hides from the sun and travels in the cool night. Muad'Dib is fruitful and multiplies over the land. Muad'Dib we call 'instructor-of-boys.' That is a powerful base on which to build your life, Paul Muad'Dib, who is Usul among us. [4] Corliss, Richard (December 17, 1984). "Cinema: The Fantasy Film as Final Exam". Time. Archived from the original on January 13, 2020 . Retrieved October 31, 2021. Touponce, William F. (1988). " Dune: Herbert's Polyphonic Novel". Frank Herbert. Boston, Massachusetts: Twayne Publishers imprint, G. K. Hall & Co. p.18. ISBN 0-8057-7514-5. Paul Atreides is featured in a Fremen Stillsuit that enables the human body to survive in sun scorched open deserts of Arrakis

Stasio, Marilyn (December 3, 2000). "Cover Story: Future Myths, Adrift in the Sands of Time". The New York Times . Retrieved August 21, 2015. Paul Atreides has been portrayed by three actors: Kyle MacLachlan (1984), Alec Newman (2000/2003), and Timothée Chalamet (2021/2024) Gurney’s defiant strength and expertise in battle are once again put to the test as he reunites with Paul to fight alongside the Fremen and exact revenge against House Harkonnen. The similarity to T.E. Lawrence was reinforced within the novel Dune Messiah, in which a chapter heading-quotation is taken from a post-conquest work of Paul's, with the title The Seven Pillars of the Universe. This appears to have been inspired by Lawrence's account of his war-time activities in the desert, titled Seven Pillars of Wisdom. [ citation needed]

Tilley, E. Allen (February 1978). "The Modes of Fiction: A Plot Morphology". College English. 39 (6): 692–706. doi: 10.2307/375873. JSTOR 375873. In Dune Messiah (1969), Paul has been Emperor for twelve years. His jihad has killed sixty billion people across the known universe, but according to his prescient vision, this is a fate far better than what he has seen. Paul is beleaguered by a need he sees — to set humanity on a course that does not lead to stagnation and destruction, while at the same time managing both the Empire and the religion built around him. a b Touponce, William F. (1988). " Dune: Herbert's Polyphonic Novel". Frank Herbert. Boston, Massachusetts: Twayne Publishers imprint, G. K. Hall & Co. p.12. ISBN 0-8057-7514-5.